Minnow-bucket



Patented Oct. 28, 1884;

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CHARLES EBUSCHE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MlNNOW-BUCKET.

SPECIPICATEQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,375, dated October28, 1884. Application filed September 3, 1883 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BUsoHE, of the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inMinnow-Buckets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of 1ninnow-buckets which areconstructed to float when placed in the water. As heretofore constructedsuch buckets have generally been provided with an airtight-chamber inthe lid to cause the bucket to float. The disadvantage of thisconstruction of bucket is that in lifting the lid the air-chamber, beingraised with it, causes the body of the bucket to be tilted bytransferring the supporting air-chamber to one side, the result beingthe upsetting of the con;

tents into the larger bucket.

The object of niyinvention is to construct a bucket in such a'manner asto overcome this disadvantage; and my improvement consists in a bucketconsisting of an annular air-tight chamber, to which both the perforatedbody and lid are secured, the lid being adapted to be elevated orremoved without disturbing the air-chamber.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of my improved bucket,part of the annular air-chamber the interior thereof.

C is an annular air-tight chamber, to which are secured ahandle, D, andlid B. A is a perforated body supported by the chamber on the insidethereof. It will be seen that should the lid be left open, or should itbecome unfastened, the position of the air-chamber with the body is notaffected thereby, the mouth of the bucket being still sustained abovethe surface of the water.

I have not shown the usual outer bucket, which forms no part of myinvention.

I claim as my invention As a new article of manufacture, a minnowbuckctconsisting of an annular air-tight chamber, C, having a lid, B, securedthereto, and a perforated body, A, supported by the chamber,substantially as shown, whereby the lid can be raised without disturbingthe horizontal position of the bucket, as 'set forth.

CHAS. F. BUSCHE.

being omitted to exhibit In presence of GEo. H. KNIGHT, Enw. E. ISRAEL.

